>It would seem that bovine TB is not the great threat that some people >are making it out to be where ferrets are concerned. This is something new on me - I wasn't even aware that Bovine Tuberculosis had been regarded as a great threat to ferrets in the UK. I haven't seen anything in the media or on any of the UK ferret forums regarding TB and ferrets. I do believe that the main concern seems to be that some farmers think that badgers are responsible for the spread of TB to cattle and therefore the badgers should be culled. -- Sheila e-Ferrets First website http://www.ferretsfirst.net NFWS web site http://www.nfws.net updated Feb 2006 [Posted in FML issue 5188]